Veterans Day observances planned in Ulster, Dutchess, Greene counties

Veterans Day, commemorating the armistice that ended World War I in 1918, is on Sunday.

Here's a rundown of area events being held Sunday and Monday to mark the holiday.

Ulster County

Ellenville: The American Legion will hold a ceremony starting at 11 a.m. Monday at its post on U.S. Route 209.

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Hurley: Services conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5086 will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Veterans Monument out the Hurley Town Hall, 10 Walmsley Place.

Kingston (city): A service will be held in the Common Council Chamber at City Hall, 420 Broadway, starting at 11 a.m. Sunday. A ceremony will follow at the Veterans Memorial in front of the building.

Lloyd: A memorial service will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park on U.S. Route 9W, and St. Augustine's School will host a breakfast immediately afterward.

New Paltz: A ceremony will begin at 11 p.m. Sunday outside the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on state Route 208. Submarine veterans will participate in the nighttime event, and a plaque will be dedicated to local wrestlers who have gone on to serve in the military.

Olive: A service will be held starting at 11 a.m. Monday at the American Legion Hall on Mountain Road in the hamlet of Shokan.

Plattekill: A service will start at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Aloha Acres housing development on South Ohioville Road.

Rochester: A service will begin at noon Sunday in Veterans Park. Refreshments will follow in the Town Hall.

Rosendale: A service will be conducted by the American Legion starting at 11 a.m. Sunday in Memorial Park, near the intersection of state Route 32 and Main Street.

Saugerties: A service will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday in the back parking lot at the American Legion building on John Street.

Shandaken: A service will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the American Legion Post in the hamlet of Phoenicia.

Shawangunk: A service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Wallkill Library Park.

Woodstock: A service will begin at 11:11 a.m. Sunday in the cemetery on Rock City Road.

Northern Dutchess

Hyde Park: A memorial ceremony hosted by American Legion Post 1303 will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Town Hall, 4383 U.S. Route 9. Former town Supervisor Tom Martino will be the keynote speaker. Also, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Home and Library on Route 9 will have free admission on today, Sunday and Monday.

Pine Plains: A memorial service hosted by American Legion Post 426 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5519 will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the clock tower on South Main Street (state Route 82). Iraqi War veteran and retired Air Force Master Sgt. Alisa Connley will be the keynote speaker.

Red Hook: A memorial ceremony hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7765 will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Park on North Broadway.

Rhinebeck: A service hosted by American Legion Post 429 will begin at 11 a.m. Monday in the Rhinebeck Cemetery at the corner of U.S. Route 9 and Mill Road.

Tivoli: A service hosted by the village will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Veterans' Monument on Broadway. Mayor Bryan Cranna and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molianaro will speak.

Greene County

Cairo: A ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Angelo Canna Town Park off Mountain Avenue.

Palenville: The Palenville Fire Department and its Ladies' Auxiliary will hold a ceremony starting at 11 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Memorial Monument, 717 state Route 32A. The ceremony will include the national anthem, an invocation, a wreath laying and the playing of taps. Light refreshments will follow.